Introducting: Lighting Design Awards

Gino BhambraMay 05, 2016

Last night (5th May) saw the Lighting Design Awards celebrated its 40th year. So what exactly is the ceremony all about? In partnership with the Institution Of Lighting Professionals alongside the Society Of Light And Lighting, the event is an established calendar highlight for luxury lighting professionals across the UK. Attended by nearing 1000 people each year, the ceremony is a celebration of the boldest and most innovative work across the lighting industry for everyone from designers, through manufacturers, to clients.

With a rigorous judging process involved, the Lighting Design Awards has maintained a reputation as one of the most prestigious events of its kind. All the projects entered are examined by a distinguished group of lighting experts, and every project shortlisted for an award is visited so that the reality of each instillation can be judged.

The categories for the Lighting Design Awards are as follows:

Architectural Luminaire Interior

Architectural Luminaire Exterior

Hotel and Restaurant Project of the Year

Leisure Project of the Year

Retail Project of the Year

Heritage Project of the Year

Workplace Project of the Year

Community and Public Realm Project of the Year

Daylight Project of the Year

Integration Project of the Year

Light Art Project of the year

Architect of the Year

Lighting Design Practice of the Year

Lighting Designer of the Year

This year, to mark their fortieth awards, alongside the aforementioned award categories the Lighting Design Awards named forty young designers as representatives of a new generation for the lighting industry. The aim is clear: to take the lighting craft into the twenty first century, moving from the work of pioneers to recognize the excellence being created this very moment. Selected by a panel of experts, nominated by principals, or having already received independent recognition in competitions and awards, the Forty Under Forty are all well on their way to making outstanding contributions across the lighting industry.